1、CRS Legal Sidebar Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress Legal SidebarLegal Sidebari i Entry Restrictions at the Northern and Southern Borders in Response to COVID-19 Updated April 27, 2020 In response to the global spread of COVID-19, the federal government has issued several orders restri
2、cting the entry of foreign nationals into the United States. Many of these restrictions were implemented through President Trumps authority under Section 212(f) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) to suspend the entry of non-U.S. nationals (aliens) whose entry the President “finds . would b
3、e detrimental to the interests of the United States.” One proclamation issued on January 31, 2020, suspends the entry of foreign nationals who have been in mainland China within the prior 14 days. A second proclamation issued on February 29, 2020, suspends the entry of foreign nationals who have bee
4、n in Iran in the prior 14 days. Two more proclamations issued in March 2020 restrict the travel of foreign nationals from countries in the Schengen Area, Ireland, and the United Kingdom within the prior 14 days. Finally, a proclamation that took effect on April 23, 2020, suspends the entry of aliens